room for maneuver
Space to adjust
Room for maneuver is the freedom or flexibility to make changes, adjustments, or decisions within a given situation.
It implies constraints exist but aren't absolute: The tight budget left little room for maneuver.
Also spelled room for manoeuvre in British English.
The phrase often appears in negotiations, politics, and business contexts where options are limited but not nonexistent.
- leewayPermissible margin of freedom
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
scope · degrees of freedom · concessions · freedom · options · leverage · pivoting · alternatives · plan B · trade-offs · compromise · margin · possibility · bargaining power · workarounds · moving parts · play · feasibility
room for maneuverstraitjacket
Garment restricting arm movement
boxed in · straightjacket · inflexibility · locked in · impasse
room for maneuvertight quarters
Very limited space
confinement · cramped space · hemmed in · boxed in · enclosed
room for maneuvermicromanagement
Excessive supervisory control
dictation · compulsion · coercion · subjugation · powerlessness
room, rooms, roomed, rooming, roommate, roommates, roomy, roomier, roomiest